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>>> from america's news headquarters, i'm rick folbaum. we have a developing story out of afghanistan right now. a fierce gun battle underway between afghan security forces and terrorists right in the heart of the capital city kabul. an afghan security officer saying at least ten suicide bombers walked into several buildings including banks and shops. there are reports a bomber blew himself up close to the compound that houses the afghan president hamid karzai. the fighting is taking place near a western hotel frequented by westerners. all as the u.s. makes a major push to try to shore up the defense facilities. we will keep you posted as we learn more. >>> the lawyer for the man behind the security breach at jfk airport saying his client walked through the wrong door.n >he faces charges anyway. i'm rick folbaum in new york. now, back to geraldo. 75 perso. it was 4:00 p.m. and something, people were eating inside. there is a bakery and people were sitting inside eating food and the building collapsed. >> who were they? >> people who come t
>>> from america's news headquarters, i'm rick folbaum. we have a developing story out of afghanistan right now. a fierce gun battle underway between afghan security forces and terrorists right in the heart of the capital city kabul. an afghan security officer saying at least ten suicide bombers walked into several buildings including banks and shops. there are reports a bomber blew himself up close to the compound that houses the afghan president hamid karzai. the fighting is taking...
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amazing and the marines, every one of the armed forces uniformed services are here doing the best that america can possibly do. before i say good night, i want to go back to brother craig at the orphorphanage. give us one more minute on what's happening there. >> well, you know, geraldo, everyone is sleeping right now, but we talked a lot about the bad that's happening, but what we should -- can talk about is also the good the fact that the planes are coming behind you 24-hours a day, enormous worldwide effort, relief from all over the world. entrepreneurs flying in on the leer jets donating their time, donating their money. hopefully we can unleash that log jam so the little babies like the harris babies can get to their adoptive parent and the rest of the children can get their hap help and haiti can ge stood up once again, geraldo. >> all right, craig, kimberly, i want to thank you and the rest of our fox news colleagues. they have done as good or a better job than any news organization here on the ground. some of the best reporters trying hour hardest to let you know the truth about what's
amazing and the marines, every one of the armed forces uniformed services are here doing the best that america can possibly do. before i say good night, i want to go back to brother craig at the orphorphanage. give us one more minute on what's happening there. >> well, you know, geraldo, everyone is sleeping right now, but we talked a lot about the bad that's happening, but what we should -- can talk about is also the good the fact that the planes are coming behind you 24-hours a day,...
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marines are expected to arrive today. >> meanwhile, the next 36 hours could change america. the race for the massachusetts senate seat has the future of health care reform, perhaps, hanging in the balance. can president obama make a difference? did he do something yesterday? that is straight ahead. >> and couldn't stay awake for the golden globes, perhaps? here's what you missed. >> and "avatar." >> "avatar" wins big. we'll tell you who else brought home a golden gle.
marines are expected to arrive today. >> meanwhile, the next 36 hours could change america. the race for the massachusetts senate seat has the future of health care reform, perhaps, hanging in the balance. can president obama make a difference? did he do something yesterday? that is straight ahead. >> and couldn't stay awake for the golden globes, perhaps? here's what you missed. >> and "avatar." >> "avatar" wins big. we'll tell you who else brought...
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especially america they have been very gracious toward haiti. >> people are concerned because they want to make sure when you see the chaos and what's going on over here you hear the looters and orphanages being robbed we want to make sure the money is going to the people who desperately need it. you have thoughts on that. >> i have been speaking to a colleague of mine jason mccall from the obama administration. we have been urging to try to set up a watch dog task force to make sure every penny actually do get to the haitians. they have been in haiti for 75 years. all of the money have not been getting to the haitians. >> you have a problem with that with the present government and situation you feel the funds have not been getting to the people who need it. relief has been sent before this time, before the tragedy and the devastating earthquake. >> i have a major problem with the government. think of it like this, mon one the main issues is there is no infrastructu infrastructure. you can't get help to the haitians all of the aid gets caught in the political web. this is a disaster th
especially america they have been very gracious toward haiti. >> people are concerned because they want to make sure when you see the chaos and what's going on over here you hear the looters and orphanages being robbed we want to make sure the money is going to the people who desperately need it. you have thoughts on that. >> i have been speaking to a colleague of mine jason mccall from the obama administration. we have been urging to try to set up a watch dog task force to make...
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when the earthquake struck america went to haiti. as for our critics, they can go to hell. oh, and welcome to our show.: (applause). tonight, in a cable exclusive that heroes of u.s. air flight 1549, captain sully and co-pilot jeff skyles reflect on the one year anniversary of the miracle on the hudson and one of america's beloved tv personalities, bob barker shares memories of his legendary career and we are going to be joined by a man of many talents. fox news anchor kelly wright, he's here to share his inspire life story and he'll be performing with the little rockers. you'll wonder if he's wasting his time on the news desk, he ought to be on the road with us. if you'd like to help the victims. earthquake in haiti. the u.s. department of state suggests texting 90999, donates $10 to help with red cross relief efforts and go directly to the website at red cross.org and give much more than $10 and i hope you will. right now we'll go to fox news's own bill hemmer in haiti with the latest of what's happening, bill. >> good morning, we found the park today in the middle of por
when the earthquake struck america went to haiti. as for our critics, they can go to hell. oh, and welcome to our show.: (applause). tonight, in a cable exclusive that heroes of u.s. air flight 1549, captain sully and co-pilot jeff skyles reflect on the one year anniversary of the miracle on the hudson and one of america's beloved tv personalities, bob barker shares memories of his legendary career and we are going to be joined by a man of many talents. fox news anchor kelly wright, he's here...
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gregg: this is a fox news alert, brand new videotape into "america's newsroom". take a look at this. that's the heart of kabul, arvetion gun shots wringing out in the capitol just hours ago following a string of deadly attacks targeting key government buildings, just moments before new cabinet members were being sworn in. you can see fire and heavy smoke billowing from a shopping center, also targeted in those attacks. at least five people reported dead, dozens more injured. the taliban is claiming responsibility, saying that militants entered kabul to specifically target the presidential palace and other buildings. we're live in the city in just a couple of minutes. patti ann: with the possible upset in the massachusets senate race, the associated press describes a growing panic in washington. the health care bill is just steps away from reaching the president's desk, and democrats could now lose the 60-vote majority that has gotten the bill so far. but now they have an 11th hour plan to fast track this legislation, and joining us now is bill salmon, fox news ch
gregg: this is a fox news alert, brand new videotape into "america's newsroom". take a look at this. that's the heart of kabul, arvetion gun shots wringing out in the capitol just hours ago following a string of deadly attacks targeting key government buildings, just moments before new cabinet members were being sworn in. you can see fire and heavy smoke billowing from a shopping center, also targeted in those attacks. at least five people reported dead, dozens more injured. the...
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from america's news headquarters i'm rick folbaum. president obama in massachusetts stumping for the democrat in the late senator ted kennedy's seat. some polls have martha coakley in a dead heat with republican senator scot brown. a brown victory would break the democratic majority in the senate and could complicate the passage of healthcare legislation. the special election takes place on tuesday. >>> a motel fire in alabama killing four college students. it happened at a two story hotel in the town of hoover. firefighters knew the four women were trapped in their room but couldn't get to them because of the flames. they were students atldo mississippi university for women about 40 miles a way. now, back to gerald "geraldo a" right here on the fox news channel. port-au-prince, haiti, we have all right we have some problems with our computer. we have with us congressman kendrick mede of the 17th district in florida. no politician in the united states is more personally affected by the tragedy here in haiti. little haiti in miami is e
from america's news headquarters i'm rick folbaum. president obama in massachusetts stumping for the democrat in the late senator ted kennedy's seat. some polls have martha coakley in a dead heat with republican senator scot brown. a brown victory would break the democratic majority in the senate and could complicate the passage of healthcare legislation. the special election takes place on tuesday. >>> a motel fire in alabama killing four college students. it happened at a two story...
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. >> from america's news headquarters i am rick folbaum. president owe bambbama in massas today helping in a senate race. martha coakley, the state's attorney general was once to have thought to a lot on the late ted kennedy's seat. some have her in a statistical dead heat with scott brown. it could break the senate's 60 seat majority and could complicate the passage of healthcare. the man at the jfk terminal yesterday said it was all a mistake. he had just arrived from haiti when he walked through a restricted door and set off an alarm. he was taken into custody hours later. he could face 7 years in prison for criminal trespass. i am rick folbaum now back to geraldo at large here on fox news channel. don't go away. >> continuing our special two-hour live from port-au-prince, haiti, we have all right we have some problems with our computer. we have with us congressman kendrick mede of the 17th district in florida. no politician in the united states is more personally affected by the tragedy here in haiti. little haiti in miami is entirely a
. >> from america's news headquarters i am rick folbaum. president owe bambbama in massas today helping in a senate race. martha coakley, the state's attorney general was once to have thought to a lot on the late ted kennedy's seat. some have her in a statistical dead heat with scott brown. it could break the senate's 60 seat majority and could complicate the passage of healthcare. the man at the jfk terminal yesterday said it was all a mistake. he had just arrived from haiti when he...
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from new york, good night, from new york, good night, america. captioned by closed captioning services, inc >> welcome to washington, i'm bret baier. polls open tomorrow for one of the biggest election in years. it could literally decide the fate of the democrats' healthcare reform legislation. first, a quick update on the rescue efforts in haiti. 70,000 bodies have been recovered so far. a massive relief evident continues today. the united nations officials say 73,000 people received enough food to last a week. the u.n. is calling on more soldiers to keep the peace. u.n. promises to contribute million-and-a-half in emergency aid. and president obama committed $100 million to the effort. we have much more live from haiti in a few minutes. ♪ ♪ >> bret: first up, in a region that loves its sports the massachusetts senate race could be turning into one of those miracle on ice. david versus goliath story. relatively unknown republican could be 24 hours from staging one of the biggest political upsets ever. karl cameron reports on a day before the
from new york, good night, from new york, good night, america. captioned by closed captioning services, inc >> welcome to washington, i'm bret baier. polls open tomorrow for one of the biggest election in years. it could literally decide the fate of the democrats' healthcare reform legislation. first, a quick update on the rescue efforts in haiti. 70,000 bodies have been recovered so far. a massive relief evident continues today. the united nations officials say 73,000 people received...
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and that nation is...america. a nation of dreamers, try-harders, doers. try doing this with roquefort. it's made with milk, never oil like some other slices. it is the culmination of the american dream, all wrapped up in individual slices. kraft singles. the american cheese. >> our coverage of the disaster in haiti continues. stories of hope and survival amid suffering there. more than 100,000 people are dead, but some are suggesting that number could still double and thousands continue to wait for help as aid workers deal with major logistical problems because haiti's infrastructure was so severely damaged. bill hemmer is streaming live from port-au-prince. what is the latest from where you are? >> night has fallen and we take notice of the progress. in this country baby steps are significant and that's what this country is doing right now. it's almost like a glacier moving forward bit by bit every day. we saw a few more soldiers on the streets today, guarding a local gas station, trying to keep the peace there with long lines and challenging patience. w
and that nation is...america. a nation of dreamers, try-harders, doers. try doing this with roquefort. it's made with milk, never oil like some other slices. it is the culmination of the american dream, all wrapped up in individual slices. kraft singles. the american cheese. >> our coverage of the disaster in haiti continues. stories of hope and survival amid suffering there. more than 100,000 people are dead, but some are suggesting that number could still double and thousands continue...
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what is keeping the best of these two countries apart is the worst of america. bureaucratic red tape. >> i have two questions. normally our people in the control room in new york can speak with the photographer on a bridge but because of circumstances that's not possible. though you don't know we can't see them. would you ask your photographers to zoom in on the kids? jonathan, has anyone called the state department? we've got people at the state department right now. >> johnny, mary franklin. >> why can't -- >> we've not been able to get in touch with the state department. >> shepard: we will. >> out of texas. she's in touch -- they would be very grateful if you did, shep. tim harmon is speaking to them. she runs the organization and is talking to them all the time, doing her very best to get the kids out. johnny should be on his way to new york, mary franklin should be on her way to new york. david, over here. zoom in. this is david, he should in ohio right now. there's no reason whatsoever for these children not to be on a plane right now to the united states
what is keeping the best of these two countries apart is the worst of america. bureaucratic red tape. >> i have two questions. normally our people in the control room in new york can speak with the photographer on a bridge but because of circumstances that's not possible. though you don't know we can't see them. would you ask your photographers to zoom in on the kids? jonathan, has anyone called the state department? we've got people at the state department right now. >> johnny,...
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all that when gregg jarrett and i join you on america's newsev room. >>> welcome back. the massachusetts senate race may be coming to an end tomorrow, but new york senate race is just getting started. our next guest announced he wants to be the empire state's new voice in washington. we are joined by bruce blakeman, republican senate candidate in new york. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> why do you want to be the -- rudy guiliani, it was rumored, might be thinking, maybe i'd like to do that. he said no ultimately. george pataki said no. why do you think you're the guy for the job? >> i think i'm the guy because i share the anger, frustration and the worry of new yorkers. they're worried about this record deficit, trillions of dollars that they feel that they'll be saddled with and their children and grandchildren and great grandchildren, and they're really concerned about that. and the dirty little secret in washington is that they say down in washington that they're only going to tax rich people. well, there is not enough rich people in the united states to pa
all that when gregg jarrett and i join you on america's newsev room. >>> welcome back. the massachusetts senate race may be coming to an end tomorrow, but new york senate race is just getting started. our next guest announced he wants to be the empire state's new voice in washington. we are joined by bruce blakeman, republican senate candidate in new york. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> why do you want to be the -- rudy guiliani, it was rumored, might be thinking,...
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identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in america. when it comes to protecting your identity, turn to the leader millions of americans trust... more than any other. real people. real protection. real peace of mind. that's what lifelock offers. a member called in. someone had just broken into her home. this man had dreams of buying a home. he had found out that there had been... two mortgages taken out in his name. a member called in and right away i could tell... that it was going to be a serious conversation. family members had stolen her identity and had... taken out car loans and had cars in her name, and she had no idea what to do. at lifelock, our only business is helping protect identities. and we're available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. i spent the next couple hours with her, calling several companies, closing down accounts with her. he didn't have the time or the money to take care of this problem. and lifelock did it for him. i told her, you don't have to do this by yourself. i'll be your point of contact.
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reflect on the extraordinary contributions that ordinary citizens can make each and every day to make america the most hopeful country in the world. thank you very much everybody. jamie: the president certainly noting the significant -- significance of this day historically and the henries who were there who had met martin luther king jr. mr. henry 105 and mrs. henry 102. very historic day with many children present as well. trace: brand new pictures from haiti. these are u.s. troops on the ground in haiti. remember there are some 4,000 troops. as we sit right now there are 4,000 u.s. troops on the ground in haiti. an additional 7,000 troops are surrounding it on ships around haiti and we expect 2000 more marines to be in the country by the end of today. their goal is twofold. one, to make sure that security is in place and two to distribute all of the food and aid. there are tons if not hundreds of tons of supplies, food, medicine and water. the need to get out to the people of haiti. the military is responsible or at least coordinating that massive effort. brand new pictures coming out of p
reflect on the extraordinary contributions that ordinary citizens can make each and every day to make america the most hopeful country in the world. thank you very much everybody. jamie: the president certainly noting the significant -- significance of this day historically and the henries who were there who had met martin luther king jr. mr. henry 105 and mrs. henry 102. very historic day with many children present as well. trace: brand new pictures from haiti. these are u.s. troops on the...
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this is my friends book in america nobody liked my idea. they said they were too far out but i started to the street for other people with those little dots then i was lucky because the second or third book nablus remembering this and through that two butthroh school site ao suspected at that time and i admit done in a cover of the book the moon or son to surround that looks like a metal, and i have been talking about it too much. people know it now. and is say no. [laughter] finally i could do my own book going back to rich in the new country i was sitting in this studio talking about myself with this loan the creature living in a strange country looking for a spiritual friend this is the observation and finally i see this beautiful woman waving at me and finally somebody i know. it was somebody trying to stop a taxi. [laughter] it is about people different people waving and all the elevators because where i grew up there were not many elevators at all. dedicated to my sister because she will not be able to travel again but just before 198
this is my friends book in america nobody liked my idea. they said they were too far out but i started to the street for other people with those little dots then i was lucky because the second or third book nablus remembering this and through that two butthroh school site ao suspected at that time and i admit done in a cover of the book the moon or son to surround that looks like a metal, and i have been talking about it too much. people know it now. and is say no. [laughter] finally i could do...
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you can have working-class in america can wear blue jeans. . . when i wanted to show that everything sort of loosened up, but some countries don't like that anymo idea of 1968 but ther is much more vivid. it is a stirring picture of 1968 and and and sort of lord of all -- were a little. again in high school the tension with the beach boys are. so i was like traveling with the beach boys from -- i was traveling around the czech republic with the beach boys and tt didn' consequence. there was some other contract people would beat up people but i needed that sort of catharsis in the story and this is the most telling place in prague and in the book because this shows how silly the whole system became because when john lennon was shot in 1980 young people painted the walls which is in the beautiful part of prague and then somehow the government decided this is out of control the people cannot just paid whatever they want and this was artistic. it wasn't like i would say graffiti or it was somehow bad days and the police troops and painted the whole t
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america built its wealth entirely through the crime of slavery. and i take his life in every pot them one by one and the book facilitated a great deal of discussion and conversation and was 12 weeks on "the new york times" bestsellers list. and i was very struck however that one of the ten big lies that was most controversial of all was the big lie that the that the growth of corporations as harm to the american experience and damaged the american people. i mean, it clearly hasn't. it should be fairly obvious to everyone that it doesn't. those of you who came here on some means other than walking benefited from some corporation that created the bus or the car and a motorscooter or whatever it is you came here with. and those of you who walk also benefited from shoes that were made somewhere. i mean, the involvement of business in our lives, every aspect of our lives in benefiting us is so obvious and so ubiquitous and so omnipresent that it seems utterly bizarre that anyone could design this. but i became very involved in promoting my previous boo
america built its wealth entirely through the crime of slavery. and i take his life in every pot them one by one and the book facilitated a great deal of discussion and conversation and was 12 weeks on "the new york times" bestsellers list. and i was very struck however that one of the ten big lies that was most controversial of all was the big lie that the that the growth of corporations as harm to the american experience and damaged the american people. i mean, it clearly hasn't. it...
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he describes america as the biggest purveyor of violence in the world by 1967. and we have to take note that his riverside speech, april 4th 1967 when he first comes out against the vietnam war mike in a very robust public way is given one year to date before he is assassinated in memphis. when we think about king between 1965 to 60 even two years before river site by the time king is going to chicago and he's in chicago to try to transform the slums he talks about islam clarence campaign and desegregate housing in chicago. he's talking about poverty. he's talking about economic marginalization of poor people, laborers. king makes a very famous speech where he talks about labour has dignity which is one of his last speech in 1968. king's poor people campaign is something that we shunt aside as well. we really keep dr. king frozen on august 28th 1963 with the i have a dream speech in his washington, d.c. and we don't think about the king who was much more combative even though he was non-violent because he believed he could use of violence as a moral and politica
he describes america as the biggest purveyor of violence in the world by 1967. and we have to take note that his riverside speech, april 4th 1967 when he first comes out against the vietnam war mike in a very robust public way is given one year to date before he is assassinated in memphis. when we think about king between 1965 to 60 even two years before river site by the time king is going to chicago and he's in chicago to try to transform the slums he talks about islam clarence campaign and...
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they want to bring america in. and he was, as you sort of eloquently put it, a bit pissed off. >> may also express your concerns at different times, for the british public there was feelings, sometimes very strong feeling, that britain was only embarking on this course of action with the united states won, because it was what the americans want us to do. and of course, to protect our relationship with the united states. how we able to establish a specific british agenda with regard to iraq? what was that agenda? >> with the difficulty, because, i mean, this was in a sense of the problem of the whole attempt to get mccain on on this, because you had i guess put it in this term, the left of our media, that basically which is opposed to the whole thing, and very aggressive becoming blair is bush's poodle. it was a political hit in that. and on the right, i think a sense that, i don't know, once you got into the whole dossiers and that kind of thing and the bbc became very, very hostile in its coverage of iraq, it was
they want to bring america in. and he was, as you sort of eloquently put it, a bit pissed off. >> may also express your concerns at different times, for the british public there was feelings, sometimes very strong feeling, that britain was only embarking on this course of action with the united states won, because it was what the americans want us to do. and of course, to protect our relationship with the united states. how we able to establish a specific british agenda with regard to...
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it will be a victory for the united states of america. let's work to change the political system, as imperfect as it is. i know people can feel down about the way things are going sometimes here in washington. i noticed something to give up on the political process but we put in tupper rules on laws and lobbying and tougher than any administration in history. is not enough but it is progress. progress is possible. don't give up on biodegrade don't give up on abacus a very delicate up on activism. there are too many needs to be met. too much work to be done. like dr. king said, we must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope. let us broaden our coalition, building a confederation, not of liberals or conservatives, not red states or blue states, but of all americans who are hurting today. they are searching for a better tomorrow. the urgency of the our demands that we make common cause with all of america's workers, white, black, brown, all of whom are being hammered by this recession. all of whom are yearning for that. sp
it will be a victory for the united states of america. let's work to change the political system, as imperfect as it is. i know people can feel down about the way things are going sometimes here in washington. i noticed something to give up on the political process but we put in tupper rules on laws and lobbying and tougher than any administration in history. is not enough but it is progress. progress is possible. don't give up on biodegrade don't give up on abacus a very delicate up on...
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than any other kid in america. >> pelley: well, not to be indelicate about it, your people are big. >> togiola tulafono: and big is beautiful >> pelley: togiola tulafono is the governor of american samoa, and he will tell you it's more than size. his people come from a farming culture that prizes hard work, reverence and discipline. and he thinks that's why scouts and coaches are pulling out their atlases. >> pelley: i'm afraid most americans back on the mainland would be hard pressed to pick this place out on a map. >> tulafono: yeah, its not very visible. >> pelley: it is a small dot on a big ocean. >> tulafono: it is, it is, but nowadays, google helps a lot. >> pelley: american samoa is a paradise: clear seas and 80 degrees most of the time, a land that roared out of the pacific in a volcanic eruption. it's nearly 5,000 miles from california, way past hawaii, the only inhabited american possession south of the equator. of the seven islands in the chain, the largest is just over 19 miles end to end. it was back in 1899 that the u.s. navy sailed into this harbor and figured that it w
than any other kid in america. >> pelley: well, not to be indelicate about it, your people are big. >> togiola tulafono: and big is beautiful >> pelley: togiola tulafono is the governor of american samoa, and he will tell you it's more than size. his people come from a farming culture that prizes hard work, reverence and discipline. and he thinks that's why scouts and coaches are pulling out their atlases. >> pelley: i'm afraid most americans back on the mainland would...
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what we have a first amendment to allow people the right to speak out in america. why do we need people of courage. sometimes people to sacrifice their lives, whether those in the midst of board today were those who sacrificed their lives in america through other causes. why sometimes those things are necessary for us to have the comforts of sitting here today and having this discussion. so when whitney talk about dr. king, it is important to reflect on all of those issues, why we needed it, why we needed such a sacrifice then and why we need even more sacrifices today. so i will leave with this proposition. all of us obviously have to adhere to it, but i especially challenge those of the next generation that are in the audience. the issue is, yes, we're honoring dr. king. but i think what is even more significant from where we stand today is to give proper honor. the proper honor to days to question what movement are you going to be a part of? what movement are you going to lead? we are beset in this country in this world with as many problems that existed then, a
what we have a first amendment to allow people the right to speak out in america. why do we need people of courage. sometimes people to sacrifice their lives, whether those in the midst of board today were those who sacrificed their lives in america through other causes. why sometimes those things are necessary for us to have the comforts of sitting here today and having this discussion. so when whitney talk about dr. king, it is important to reflect on all of those issues, why we needed it,...
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caller: good morning, america. i think we ought to be careful talking about spying and sentenced in china -- censorship in china. we have that in our own government. with aid of verizon and at&t, spying upon americans do to the patriot act, weirdly named, i think it is the most unpatriotic act ever passed. also the silencing of the press and our country on the war -- in our country on the war in iraq, millions of us out in the streets and our press was afraid to cover it. any criticism of our government at that time was totally silenced. also we should be careful of google's reputation. what took them so long? they have been going along. it because they got caught pirated books? host: marie, thank you for the call. she asks, what took them so long? guest: i think what took them so long as they had done a three- year experiment in china to decide whether they can make that market compatible with their company values. i think this was essentially the last straw for them when they realized the chinese government was n
caller: good morning, america. i think we ought to be careful talking about spying and sentenced in china -- censorship in china. we have that in our own government. with aid of verizon and at&t, spying upon americans do to the patriot act, weirdly named, i think it is the most unpatriotic act ever passed. also the silencing of the press and our country on the war -- in our country on the war in iraq, millions of us out in the streets and our press was afraid to cover it. any criticism of...